The Royal College of Nursing said the next set of strikes will include all eligible members in England for the first time
Freelance reporter and late editorDouble the number of nurses will be asked to strike in early February if progress with the Government is not made by the end of February, union leaders have warned.will include all eligible members in England for the first time.
Its announcement comes as ministers push for new laws requiring minimum levels of service on strike days. RCN general secretary Pat Cullen described the Prime Minister’s position in their negotiation deadlock as “baffling, reckless and politically ill-considered”. She said: “The Prime Minister gave nursing staff a little optimism that he was beginning to move, but seven days later he appears entirely uninterested in finding a way to stop this.“Rishi Sunak’s intransigence is baffling, reckless and politically ill-considered.
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